I am currently delivering a small group program for year 8 boys. During the first session I decided to ask them to identify one thing they wanted to change or improve over the next 12 weeks. To encourage answers, I asked them to consider what their parents and teachers nagged them about most often. Here […]
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I know you can recall a time when you’ve had coffee with friends and the conversation goes something like – “My little one toilet trained herself” or “My little one slept through the night from birth’ or “ “My daughter is doing so well at school.” Meanwhile, you’re sipping your coffee, wishing you could slide under the table and scream out: “My kids are driving me nuts!!”
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Many well intending parents have refused their tweens access to facebook after hearing horror stories about Cyber Bullying and Paedophiles. So clever tweens, eager to enter the social media world, are doing the switcheroo and turning to Instagram. What they don’t tell their parents is that Instagram isn’t just photo sharing. It has all the
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A 3 year old’s birthday party shouldn’t strike fear into the heart of a parent, should it? Well, I was afraid. Very afraid…
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Quick tips to take great pictures of children and action shots…many would agree these two fall into the same category! Tip 1. For a clear photo of a fast moving object/person you really need good light. Sunny days are best for outdoor action shots. Cloudy days are fine too; as long as they are allowing
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My boys can already flick through my iPad faster than me (at 17mths & 3yrs old!). Soon, they’ll know more about the internet than I do. And that scares me…
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My kids are years away from puberty, but from the things that I’ve heard lately about what constitutes acceptable behaviour amongst some teenagers, I feel like I can’t be too prepared for talking about sexuality with my kids when they’re older. What I’d like to tell my teenagers is that sex (or sexual activity) is
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1. Tomorrow is a new day! – Cue little red-haired, ringlet topped Annie singing, “The sun’ll come out tomorrow… so ya gotta hang on tïll tomorrow… I love ya Tomorrow! You’re always a day a way!” That kid had a lot of good advice for parents. What is the end of the world as we know
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The stats are shocking. Almost one Queenslander a day will die from inhaling tobacco smoke this year, without ever having smoked a cigarette in their life. The effects of second-hand smoke are so often understated – and so alarming. Around 3000 Queenslanders will die from a tobacco-related disease this year. The World Health Organisation estimates
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Alright alright… I admit it…I’m a perfectionist. I take pride in a job well done. I’m a mum, I’m a wife, I’m a worker, a house cleaner, a seamstress, a medic, a teacher – the list is a mile long. And somewhere in amongst all of these roles, I need to find the one that
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